Associate Manager, Quality Engineering (Remanufacturing)

Quick Facts

• Role: Associate Manager, Quality Engineering (Remanufacturing)

• Focus: Quality leadership for remanufacturing of high-voltage battery packs and drive units

Description

Lead a quality team supporting service manufacturing and remanufacturing operations. Establish quality metrics, drive root-cause problem solving, and standardize quality improvement projects to minimize quality escapes and early-life failures. Use advanced statistical and data analysis skills to improve processes and protect customer outcomes across a 24x7 global operation.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Engineering and Quality Operations to support production/remanufacturing lines

• Establish and meet quality metrics and objectives across Lathrop and the remanufacturing network

• Drive quality improvement projects via professional problem solving and standardization

• Build a data-driven team with statistical analysis and visualization capabilities

• Support a 24x7 global business with urgency and accountability

• Develop and motivate engineers, technicians, quality supervisors, and quality technicians

• Create and maintain PFMEAs and resolve high-risk issues into process controls

• Establish and maintain control plans to monitor critical features through assembly/production

• Develop and implement Quality Key Points for visual inspection used in in-process inspections and audits

• Create audit and inspection schedules for quality technicians across product lines

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Physics, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 6+ years as a Quality Engineer with prior experience leading a team of engineers

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and implement changes

• Experience conducting PFMEAs for production processes

• Experience in ISO-9001, QS-9000, ISO/TS/IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP

• Training and demonstrated success applying quality problem-solving methods (6 Sigma, fishbone diagrams, and/or 8D) and implementing countermeasures

• Strong quantitative/data analysis skills (process capability, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC) using tools such as SQL, R, and Minitab (or similar)

Benefits

• Medical plans with plan options and $0 payroll deduction

• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution

• Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits

• Company-paid HSA contribution when enrolled in a High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

• Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90-day waiting period)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Sick and Vacation time (flex time for salary positions; accrued hours for hourly positions) and paid holidays

• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

• Voluntary benefits (critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, pet insurance)

• Weight loss and tobacco cessation programs

• Tesla Babies program

• Commuter benefits

• Employee discounts and perks program

• Expected compensation: $93,600 - $167,400/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits